Five-way type of bed assembly



1954 N. E. BLANKE ETAL 2,686,322

FIVE-WAY TYPE OF BED ASSEMBLY Filed Feb. 18, 1949 12 INVENTORS M47704 5-54.4mm BY Mil/1190 J Snzvas Arr-019N576 Patented Aug. 17, 1954 FIVE-WAYTYPE OF BED ASSEMBLY Nathan E. Blanke and Hillard J. Sands, Cleveland,Ohio, assignors to The Harvard Manufacturing Company, Cleveland, Ohio, acorporation of Ohio Application February 18, 1949, Serial No. 77,186

5 Claims.

Our invention relates in general to an improvement and a new design in amethod of and apparatus for Bed Assembly.

One of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a meanswhereby a factory can standardize the manufacturing production to onekind (or one size in width) of headboard and/or footboard or both: thatcan be completed or assembled and/or offered for sale with any one ofthe five (5) different methods of assembly, each method of assembly tocomplete an individual bed; yet all interwoven or dependent on thestandardization in manufacturing production, and each method to allowfor adjustment, and fitting of spring and mattress to be used with thebed, each an independent or separate bed. Two methods of the fivemethods of assembly make use of a bed headboard and/or headboard andfootboard as a means of supporting weight. Two methods of the fivemethods of assembly make use of the same headboard and/or headboard andfootboard, but not to support any weight. A headboard, or headboard andfootboard may be used in a floating position, all weight, includingweight of headboard and/or headboard and footboard to be supported bymeans of bed frames.

In the 5 styles of bed assembly, described in the foregoing paragraphs,units for use in the assembly are designated in the drawing as A, B, C,D, E and are hereinafter described in more detail.

Other objects and uses of the invention will become apparent from areading of the description and a reference to the accompanying drawings,in which:

Fig. 1 shows in perspective a wood post in fragment and means ofcompleting bed assemblies, an integral part of all 5 ways incorporatedinto headboard and/or headboard and footboard.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view, partly broken away, of a single bed railwith end plates at both ends, as the unit A, and as part of unit D.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View, partly broken away, of a single bed railwith end plate at one end only, as part of unit B and unit C.

Fig. 4 is a vertical section of a bed rail showing an end plate andslots as a part of the means for fastening the bed rails to the bedends.

Fig. 5 is a broken away perspective view showing a frame with two railsas shown in Fig. 3 as part of the assembly for unit B.

Fig. 6 is a broken away perspective view showing a frame with two railsas shown in Fig. 3 as part of the assembly for unit C.

Fig. 7 is a broken away perspective view showing a frame with two railsas shown in Fig. 2 as part of the assembly for unit D.

Fig. 8 is an elevation of a double slotted plate to be used as desired,in place of single slotted plate, or in conjunction with single slottedplate. to permit of more adjustment in width when used with units A, B,C, and D, for positioning headboard and/or footboard, or made to be usedwith a headboard and/or footboard of a different size to be used with orwithout studs IA.

Fig. 9 is a vertical section of a frame showin a plate of Fig. 8 as usedin place of single slotted plate, or in conjunction with single slottedplate, with a bed post, to permit of more adjustment in width.

Referring to the drawings, relative to the numerals or figures used: Iis a bed post, IA are hollow, tapped metal studs inserted in holes inbed post I, IB are metal pins inserted in bed post I and driven all theway through studs IA, thus locking studs IA securely in place, 3 is asingle slotted metal plate with slots 3A fixed on both ends of the rails9, or on one end of each of the rails 9A, for attaching same to aheadboard or footboard, or both, 4 is a metal bolt or cap screw insertedthrough slots 3A, in plate 3 at end, or ends of rails 9 or 9A, intostuds IA as a means of engaging the rail to a headboard or footboard, orboth. 5 and B are sections of cross rails used to hold side rails 9 or9A together, attached by one end to side rails 9 or 9A, the overlappingcenters being tied, or fixed together by means of clamp I3. I and 8 aresections of cross rails used to hold side rails 9 or 9A together, andare attached at one end by means of studs 3A to engage slot IOA in legI9, which is attached to side rail 9 or 9A, as shown. The overlappingcenters of I and 8 are tied or fixed together by means of clamp I3. 9and 9A are bed rails used to support spring and mattress with plate 3 onone end, or both ends to which a headboard and/or footboard may beattached, I0 are legs which may be attached to cross rails 5 and E, orto bed rails 9 and 9A to fully support all weight as in unit 0 and D, orpartial weight as in unit B, IIlA are slots used in legs I 9, when It isattached to side rais 9 or 9A, to engage studs 8A on cross rails I and8, as a means of holding side rails 9 or 9A together. I I is a brace, I2is a wheel caster, or glide with a bracket support I 4, which fits intoleg II). I3 is a clamp arrangement tying or holding together cross rails5, and 6, and I, and 8. I5 is a headboard, I6 is a footboard, I1 is 3 adouble slotted plate with slots IIA that may be used in place of 3, orin conjunction with 3, to adapt a headboard or a headboard and footboardof difierent width and with or without studs IA.

Again referring to the drawings to describe the assembling of thedifferent parts that form the bed of the invention:

Unit A as shown in Fig. 2, consists of two side rails 9, with plates 3attached to each rail 9, the two rails 9 being used to assemble theheadboard I5 and the footboard I6, by means of both 4, inserted thruslots 3A into studs IA, slots 3A permitting an adjustment in width tofit the spring which will rest on rail 9, the headboard and footboardsupporting all the weight.

Unit B as shown in Fig. 5, consists of two rails 9A as shown in Fig. 3,with plates 3 on one end only. This end is attached to the sameheadboard I5, standing on the floor and supporting one end of rails 9A,by means of bolts 4 inserted thru slots 3A into studs IA. The other endsof rails 9A are supported by cross rails 5 and 6 to which legs III andcasters I2 are secured, both cross rails 5 and 6 being attached to rails9A and tied together by means of clamp I3. By means of clamp I3, crossrails 5 and 6 can be adjusted in width so that rails 9A will fit andsupport a spring and mattress, slots 3A permitting the same adjustmentat the end where the headboard is attached.

Unite C shown in Fig. 6, is made from two side rails 9A, with plates 3on one end. Secured to rails 9A are legs I and casters I2, with slots IBA to receive studs 8A, placed at the ends of cross rails I and 8, crossrails I and 8 being tied together by means of clamps I3. Slots 3A permitthe attaching of the same headboard I by means of bolts 4 inserted thruslots 3A into studs IA, so that the headboard I5 is attached in afloating position, or in such a manner that the bed post I does nottouch the floor, the weight of headboard I5 being fully supported bycombinations of rails 9A, cross rails I and 8, legs II] and casters I2.Clamp I3 permits the adjustment in width of cross rails 'I and 8 so thatside rails 9A will fit and support a spring and mattress, slots 3Apermitting the same adjustment at the end where the headboard isattached.

Unit D shown in Fig. 7, comprises two side rails 9, with plates 3 onboth ends. Secured to rails 9 are cross rails 5 and 6 to which legs I0and casters or glides I2 are attached, cross rails 5 and 6 being tiedtogether by means of clamp I3. The same headboard I5 and footboard I6are attached to side rails 9 by means of bolts inserted thru slots 3Ainto studs IA, in a floating position, or in such a manner that the bedpost I of headboard l5 and the bed post I of footboard I6 do not touchthe floor. The weight of headboard I5 and footboard I8 being fullysupported by combination of side rails 9, cross rails 5 and 6 and le I5with casters I2. Clamp I3 permits the adjustment in width of cross rails5 and 6 so that side rails 9 will fit and support a spring and mattress,slots 3A permitting the same adjustment at both ends where the headboardand footboard are attached.

Unit E is made from a combination of the plates IT with any one of unitsA, B, C and D. The double slotted plates ll, as shown in Figure 8 andFigure 9, may be used in place of or in conjunction with a singleslotted plate 3, where other headboards and/or footboards are wider thana specified spring size. By means of the double 4 slotted plate the siderails 9 or 9A, in combination with parts, units and structure can beadjusted in width to fit and support a spring and mattress, without theuse of slats, and still provide a means of attaching a headboard and/orfootboard by means of studs IA, inserted in this headboard andfootboard, or without studs IA.

It will be noted in particular that units A and B make use of aheadboard or the same headboard and footboard so that either one or bothsupport the weight, the novelty being that a width adjustment ismaintained so that side rails 9 or 9A will fit and support substantiallyany width spring and mattress, yet permit the attaching of a headboardand/or footboard, by means of slots 3A in plates 3 to studs IA, whichare manufactured to a set width with a set distance between the bedposts I. Units 0 and D make use of the same headboard and/or footboardbut in a floating position, the same adjustments in width beingmaintained. In this manner a spring and mattress can be used and adaptedto any one of the four units, usingthe same headboard and/or footboard.

From the foregoing description, it will be apparent that we haveinvented a new and novel bed construction and type of bed assembly. Anyone of the units A, B, C, D and E will provide a complete means ofassembly as described. The manner of attaching the headboard, footboardor both to the side rails permits the headboard and/or footboard tosupport all the weight, or permits the headboard and/or footboard to besuspended off the floor, in a floating position, and all the weight becarried or supported by the side rails in combination with parts, unitsor structure of cross rails, legs, casters or glides as described.

While we have shown and described our invention in desirable forms andstructure, we do not desire to be limited to such particular forms orstructure as adaptations in the use of the invention may requiremodifications and changes in such forms, structure, or both, withoutdeparting from the basic features, or spirit of the invention.

What we claim as new and for which we desire to secure Letters Patentis:

1. In a bed assembly, a bed headboard, a pair of side rails, anapertured plate secured to one end of each said side rails andprotruding upwardly and downwardly from at least portions of said siderails and havinga pair of vertically spaced apertures in each plate,means extending through said apertures and attaching said side rails bysaid plates to said bed headboard spaced from the lower edge thereof,slidably interfitting sectional cross rail means secured to andextending between said side rails to form a bed frame, means forsecuring the sections to said cross rail means in given positions, andsupport means for said bed frame protruding therefrom to points belowthe lower edge of said bed headboard for supporting the entire bedassembly.

2. A bed construction includinga head board, a pair of side rails havingsupport surfaces thereon, an end plate secured to each of said siderails at an end thereof, said end plates extending upwardly anddownwardly from at least a portion of said side rails and each having atleast a horizontally extending slot therein both above and below thesupport surfaces of said side rails, means extending through said slotsto secure said head board to said end plates in laterally adjustablerelation, support means secured to said side rails to support same andsaid head board, and

cross rails connected between said side rails below the support surfacesof same.

3. In a bed assembly as in claim 1 wherein said side rails coin-prisemetal angles having horizontally and vertically directed legs, and saidplates are secured fixedly to both legs of the side rail to which suchindividual plate is secured whereby a sturdy and strong construction isprovided.

4. A bed construction including a headboard, a pair of side rails havingsupport surfaces thereon, an end plate secured to each of said siderails at an end thereof/said end plates each extending upwardly anddownwardly from the support surfaces of said siderails and each having ahorizontally extending slot therein above and below the support surfaceof the said side rails to which it is secured, meansengaging said slotsand operatively engaging'said headboard to position said headboard onsaid end plates in laterally adjustable relation, slidably interfittingcross rails connected between said side rails to form a bedframetherewith, supportmeans secured to said bedframe to support saidbedframe and said headboard, and means for securing said cross rails ingiven positions.

5. A bed construction including a headboard, a. pair of side rails madefrom metal angles having support legs thereon with an edge leg extendingupwardly therefrom, an end plate secured to both legs of each of saidside rails at an end thereof,

' interfitting cross rails connected between said side rails to form abedframe therewith, and means for securing said cross rails in givenpositions.

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